Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 4e (Knight)

Chapter 38 Quantization

38.1 Conceptual Questions

1) Monochromatic light strikes a metal surface and electrons are ejected from the metal. If the
intensity of the light is increased, what will happen to the ejection rate and maximum energy of
the electrons?
A) greater ejection rate; same maximum energy
B) same ejection rate; greater maximum energy
C) greater ejection rate; greater maximum energy
D) same ejection rate; same maximum energy
Answer: A
Var: 1

2) A beam of red light and a beam of violet light each deliver the same power on a surface. For
which beam is the number of photons hitting the surface per second the greatest?
A) the red beam
B) the violet beam
C) It is the same for both beams.
Answer: A
Var: 1

3) A nonrelativistic electron and a nonrelativistic proton have the same de Broglie wavelength.
Which of the following statements about these particles are accurate? (There may be more than
one correct choice.)
A) Both particles have the same speed.
B) Both particles have the same kinetic energy.
C) Both particles have the same momentum.
D) The electron has more kinetic energy than the proton.
E) The electron has more momentum than the proton.
Answer: C, D
Var: 1

38.2 Problems

1) Light of wavelength 400 nm falls on a metal surface having a work function 1.70 eV. What is
the maximum kinetic energy of the photoelectrons emitted from the metal? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,
h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s = 4.141 × 10-15 ev ∙ s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J)
A) 4.52 eV
B) 3.11 eV
C) 1.41 eV
D) 2.82 eV
E) 1.70 eV
Answer: C
Var: 1

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2) When a certain metal is illuminated by light, photoelectrons are observed provided that the
wavelength of the light is less than 669 nm. Which one of the following values is closest to the
work function of this metal? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J)
A) 1.9 eV
B) 2.0 eV
C) 2.2 eV
D) 2.3 eV
Answer: A
Var: 50+

3) Upon being struck by 240-nm photons, a metal ejects electrons with a maximum kinetic
energy of What is the work function of this metal? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s,
c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J)
A) 3.73 eV
B) 3.13 eV
C) 4.33 eV
D) 4.92 eV
Answer: A
Var: 50+

4) In a photoelectric effect experiment, electrons emerge from a copper surface with a maximum
kinetic energy of 1.10 eV when light shines on the surface. The work function of copper is
4.65 eV. Which one of the following values is closest to the wavelength of the light?
(h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J)
A) 220 nm
B) 150 nm
C) 360 nm
D) 1100 nm
Answer: A
Var: 27

5) A stopping potential of 0.50 V is required when a phototube is illuminated with

monochromatic light of wavelength 590 nm. Monochromatic light of a different wavelength is
now shown on the tube, and the stopping potential is measured to be 2.30 V. What is the
wavelength of this new light? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, e = -1.60 × 10-19 C, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s,
1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J)
A) 320 nm
B) 300 nm
C) 340 nm
D) 360 nm
E) 410 nm
Answer: A
Var: 50+

6) Gamma rays are photons with very high energy. How many visible-light photons with a
wavelength of 500 nm would you need to match the energy of a gamma-ray photon with energy
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4.1 × 10-13 J? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 1.0 × 106
B) 1.4 × 108
C) 6.2 × 109
D) 3.9 × 103
Answer: A
Var: 50+

7) An 84-kW AM radio station broadcasts at 1000 kHz. How many photons are emitted each
second by the transmitting antenna? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s)
A) 1.3 ×
B) 2.9 ×
C) 6.3 ×
D) 1.4 ×
Answer: A
Var: 50+

8) A laser emits light of wavelength 463 nm during a brief pulse that lasts for 25 ms and has a
total energy of 1.2 J. How many photons are emitted in that single pulse? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s,
h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s)
A) 2.8 × 1018
B) 6.9 × 1019
C) 3.4 × 1019
D) 1.1 × 1017
E) 2.2 × 1017
Answer: A
Var: 50+

9) In a particular case of Compton scattering, a photon collides with a free electron and scatters
backwards. The wavelength after the collision is exactly double the wavelength before the
collision. What is the wavelength of the incident photon? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg,
h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 3.6 pm
B) 4.8 pm
C) 2.4 pm
D) 1.2 pm
E) 6.0 pm
Answer: B
Var: 1

10) A beam of x-rays at a certain wavelength are scattered from a free electron at rest and the
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scattered beam is observed at 45.0° to the incident beam. What is the change in the wavelength
of the X-rays? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 0.175 pm
B) 0.276 pm
C) 0.000 pm
D) 0.356 pm
E) 0.710 pm
Answer: E
Var: 1

11) A photon of wavelength 29 pm is scattered by a stationary electron. What is the maximum

possible energy loss of the photon? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s,
c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 4.0 keV
B) 7.0 keV
C) 10 keV
D) 6.1 keV
E) 12 keV
Answer: D
Var: 1

12) A photon of wavelength 18.0 pm is scattered through an angle of 120° by a stationary

electron. What is the wavelength of the scattered photon? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg,
h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ∙ s, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 19.2 pm
B) 20.4 pm
C) 21.6 pm
D) 22.9 pm
E) 24.1 pm
Answer: C
Var: 1

13) The Bohr radius of the hydrogen atom is 0.529 × 10-10 m. What is the radius of the n = 2
state?
A) 1.06 × 10-10 m
B) 2.12 × 10-10 m
C) 0.265 × 10-10 m
D) 0.529 × 10-10 m
E) 4.23 × 10-10 m
Answer: B
Var: 1

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14) The energy of the ground state in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. The
energy of the n = 2 state of hydrogen in this model is closest to
A) -3.4 eV.
B) -6.8 eV.
C) -1.7 eV.
D) -13.6 eV.
E) -4.5 eV.
Answer: A
Var: 1

15) The energy of the ground state in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom is -13.6 eV. In a
transition from the n = 2 state to the n = 4 state, a photon of energy
A) 3.40 eV is emitted.
B) 3.40 eV is absorbed.
C) 2.55 eV is emitted.
D) 2.55 eV is absorbed.
E) 0.85 eV is absorbed.
Answer: D
Var: 1

16) What is the frequency of the light emitted by atomic hydrogen with m = 8 and n = 12? (The
Rydberg constant is R = 1.097 × 107 m-1, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s.)
A) 2.86 × 1013 Hz
B) 1.43 × 1013 Hz
C) 7.46 × 1013 Hz
D) 8.82 × 1013 Hz
E) 1.05 × 1013 Hz
Answer: A
Var: 1

17) What is the orbital radius of the excited state in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom?
The ground-state radius of the hydrogen atom is 0.529 × 10-10 m.
A) 0.477 nm
B) 0.159 nm
C) 0.382 nm
D) 0.549 nm
Answer: A
Var: 3

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